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An award-winning school uniform swap shop run from St Columba’s United Reformed Church (URC) in Wolverhampton has for the third year helped cash-strapped parents save thousands of pounds. So successful is the free swap shop, Wolverhampton Council has teamed up with it ahead of the start of the new school term to help even more families. […]

The submissions window for applications from ministers who would like to transfer to the United Reformed Church is open! Applications are welcome from ministers who are members of churches that are either a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the Council for World Mission, the World Communion of Reformed Churches or the Disciples […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) is saddened to learn of the death of the Revd Alan Gaunt at the age of 88. Alan Gaunt was a URC minister and an internationally renowned hymn writer. Eighteen of his hymns are in Rejoice and Sing, a collection of hymns and songs for the URC which he helped […]

The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has produced a major new briefing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The briefing and supporting resources are designed to provide church members with a broader outlook on the conflict than is gained from the mainstream press. Discussion questions and a podcast are also included in the resource which aim […]

Congratulations to the first cohort of lay pioneers who graduated from the Newbigin Pioneering Hub on 15 July at Lodge Road Community Church in Birmingham. After a year of study, 18 pioneers graduated with 14 collecting a CMS Certificate in Pioneering Mission at an event held at the church, where graduates also pitched their ideas […]

A Christmas carol service during the summer? That’s exactly what Monks Chapel, a United Reformed Church in Corsham, held at the beginning of July. More than 70 people attended the church’s annual summer carol service, described by the Revd Gary Gotham as an “eccentric, yet joyous event”. “It started in 2010 when heavy snowfall prevented […]